by Chris Strauss, USA TODAY Sports

by Chris Strauss, USA TODAY Sports

It was one of the best father and son catches since Ray Kinsella tossed a baseball around with his old man in an Iowa cornfield. At Auburn's pro day Tuesday, receiver Emory Blake had his father Jeff, a 14-year NFL quarterback, on hand to throw passes to him and several other draft hopefuls in front of dozens of scouts.

"It's something I always planned, sometimes you never know how the old man's going to hold up," Emory joked. "It was an easy decision for me, he's always thrown the ball well."

Auburn produced a pair of experienced quarterbacks in Jeff Blake and wide receivers coach Dameyune Craig to throw to prospects at Pro Day, and Blake, who trains quarterbacks in Texas, still tosses a pretty good ball, especially on the deep routes down the sideline.

"Well, I stay in shape, I train kids in Texas," Jeff said. "I'm constantly doing footwork, mechanics, showing the kids that I train, and I'm still throwing it fairly, pretty much."

While Jeff Blake managed to stick around for a lengthy NFL career despite being selected as a sixth-round pick by the Cincinnati Bengals in 1992, draftniks are divided on his son's pro future. Draft website Walter Football has the younger Blake listed as the 19th best receiver and projected as a fourth or fifth round pick while KFFL.com lists him as the 40th best and a likely free agent pickup after the draft. Considering that he wasn't one of the 38 wideouts invited to the combine in Indianapolis last month, the latter assessment is probably more likely.